3And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.


In Context

1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.

3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

Joshua 6:3 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:3March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:3Go round about the city, all ye fighting men, once a day: so shall ye do for six days.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:3And ye shall compass the city, all the men of war, going about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3And ye shall go round the city, all the men of war, encompassing the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:3And ye shall compass the city, all the men of war, going about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round the city once: thus shalt thou do six days.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3All your men of war shall march around the city, going around the city once. You shall do this six days.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3and ye have compassed the city — all the men of battle — going round the city once; thus thou dost six days;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:3And you shall compass the city, all you men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shall you do six days.